Vue20 Condo Association

How does Vue20 Condo Association compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Chicago?

The latest disclosures cover 1,515 multifamily housing buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Vue20 Condo Association's ENERGY STAR score of 76 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 61% of them and lower than 38%. Its site EUI of 55.2 kBtu/ft² is about 23% below the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 250,000 sq ft, it is about 21% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2003, 32 years later than the group's average year built (1971). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².

How has Vue20 Condo Association's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 Chicago disclosures for Vue20 Condo Association, covering report years 2018–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 71 in 2018 to 76 in 2023 (+5 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 77. Site EUI moved from 64.5 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 55.2 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 14% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,508 tCO₂e to 1,165 tCO₂e over the same span (down 23%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 76 mean?

ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 76 means the building performs better than about 76% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 76 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In Chicago, 35% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.

Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. Vue20 Condo Association's 55.2 kBtu/ft² across 250,000 sq ft works out to about 13.8 billion Btu (4,044 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 92.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,458,484 kWh of electricity and 88,297 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Vue20 Condo Association to report its energy use?

Vue20 Condo Association reports under the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance, the legal basis of the Chicago Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2023 disclosure (source record chicago:241133:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.